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UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has an information leaflet called Breastfeeding - The Benefits.
Association of Breast Feeding Mothers
The association provides support and information for mothers who breast feed.
Department of Health
Has published two leaflets called Off to the best start: Important information about feeding your baby and Introducing Solid Foods: Giving your baby a better start in life
Eating for Breastfeeding
Information provided by the Food Standard Agency.
Breastfeeding Network
The BFN aims to be an independent source of support and information for breastfeeding women and others. Facilities include a national telephone support line.
Start4Life
By introducing healthy habits right from birth, you can give your baby the building blocks for a healthier and happier future. Information from the Department of Health.
Breastfedbabies.org
Provides help and support to make breastfeeding easier. As well as explaining why breastfeeding is so important, the site offers advice and guidance on how to breastfeed, expressing breast milk, solutions to common breastfeeding problems, weaning and returning to work. Breastfed babies.org has been designed and produced by the Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (HPA).
Jane's Breastfeeding and Childbirth Resources
Large collection of links to breastfeeding, pregnancy and childbirth related information.
La Leche League (Great Britain)
Organisation dedicated to the support of breastfeeding mothers and their families, Health Visitors, Midwives and anyone interested in finding more information on the natural way to feed a baby.
UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative
Working with the UK's health services to ensure that all parents are enabled and supported to make informed choices about how they feed and care for their babies. Lots of information on breast feeding.
Lactation Consultants of Great Britain
Work with health professionals and lay support groups in providing formal and informal education in lactation management for parents, and for the staff who care for them. Give information and practical help to mothers at any stage in the breastfeeding process, in order to prevent or solve difficulties and to make the experience as enjoyable as possible.
Emma's Diary
A step-by-step pregnancy guide, produced by The Royal College of General Practitioners in association with Lifecycle Marketing. It provides healthcare information and advice, written in the form of a diary by `Emma' a first time mum. The diary takes readers through all stages of pregnancy on a week by week basis, using the experiences of Emma and her friends. It provides a valuable insight into the changes experienced during pregnancy along with detailed information on areas of interest such as nutrition, morning sickness, breast feeding and relationships.
National Childbirth Trust
Information for parents on antenatal classes, breastfeeding and postnatal support. Also has wide range of publications about every aspect of pregnancy. Helpline and enquiry line for local antenatal classes.
Best Beginnings
Best Beginnings is a charity dedicated to ending child health inequalities in the UK. Best Beginnings was set up as a charity in 2006 and made breastfeeding its primary focus for its first three years.
Division of ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) for breastfeeding
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Division of ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) for breastfeeding.
Maternal and infant nutrition
Advice and information from the Department of Health.
Breastfeeding
Healthtalk online, is an award-winning charity website, which lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness. The information is based on qualitative research into patient experiences led by experts at the University of Oxford.
Nursingbra.co.uk
Website created to give you the widest selection of nursing bras and maternity bras possible. Includes an article describing how to find the right sized nursing bra.
Donor Breast Milk Banks
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Donor breast milk banks.
Medicine Guide for Breast milk production
Provides detailed information about the drugs available to treat this condition. Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines, conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Breastfeeding
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Mastitis
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.